as in regulating
to make changes to (something) in order to keep a desirable balance, proportion, etc.
He takes insulin to modulate his blood sugar levels. She kept talking during the performance, making no effort to modulate her voice.
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Recent Examples of modulating
The robot autonomously handles uncertainties, such as variations in material positioning and connection points, dynamically adjusting its posture and modulating force during the insertion and removal of flexible wiring harnesses.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
Under the agreement, Kingwhale will integrate LifeLabs’ temperature-modulating technologies into its manufacturing.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Emerging therapies are increasingly focused on modulating specific inflammatory pathways at the molecular and genetic levels.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Their contractile force was regulated by modulating the applied voltage.
—Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
Certain compounds such as curcumin, vitamin D, and medicinal mushrooms have been studied for their immune-modulating properties, but should be used with physician guidance .
—Jesse Pines, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The centennial of Baldwin’s birth, this past year, saw no shortage of hymns, modulating the key to minor and rendering the arrangements slightly discordant.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Such patients can sometimes stage dramatic recoveries with help from steroids and other immune-modulating treatments such as plasmapheresis, in which blood is circulated outside the body to purge plasma of antibodies.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 27 Dec. 2024
Koopman led a landmark 17-person trial that tested whether modulating the nervous system’s electrical-signaling patterns could tamp down inflammation and joint pain in RA.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2022
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
Under the agreement, Kingwhale will integrate LifeLabs’ temperature-modulating technologies into its manufacturing.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Emerging therapies are increasingly focused on modulating specific inflammatory pathways at the molecular and genetic levels.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Their contractile force was regulated by modulating the applied voltage.
—Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
Certain compounds such as curcumin, vitamin D, and medicinal mushrooms have been studied for their immune-modulating properties, but should be used with physician guidance .
—Jesse Pines, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The centennial of Baldwin’s birth, this past year, saw no shortage of hymns, modulating the key to minor and rendering the arrangements slightly discordant.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Such patients can sometimes stage dramatic recoveries with help from steroids and other immune-modulating treatments such as plasmapheresis, in which blood is circulated outside the body to purge plasma of antibodies.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 27 Dec. 2024
Koopman led a landmark 17-person trial that tested whether modulating the nervous system’s electrical-signaling patterns could tamp down inflammation and joint pain in RA.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modulating
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Silk is known to have great temperature-regulating qualities, so these will lock in the heat during the winter and keep you cool in the summer.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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That’s because our oceans play a key role in regulating the impact of global carbon emissions in our atmosphere—absorbing about 90% of the excess heat from planetary warming trapped by greenhouse gases over the past century.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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There were still fights to fight and Perfidia’s restlessness and struggles adjusting to motherhood led her to leave.—
Lindsey Underwood,
Vanity Fair,
13 Jan. 2026
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Smaller districts will have an even harder time adjusting their budgets to declining enrollment, said Tracie Rainey, executive director of the Colorado School Finance Project.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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Corporate use cases include employee well-being programs aimed at reducing burnout and improving focus.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Lazzarini was in Turkey for talks with officials on improving humanitarian access in Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Start your very own love affair with Outcrease Retinol Trifecta Serum by grabbing a bottle today, and check out some of Dermelect’s other skin correcting serums and facial oils below.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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Identifying and correcting errors in federal databases can be difficult, and those errors can have harmful consequences.—
Barbara McQuade,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Modulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulating. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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